Volunteer With Us
Thank you for your interest in volunteering!
Volunteers are a valued part of our organisation and integral to furthering the work we do. We offer extensive training and support so that volunteers can learn and develop whilst helping to keep our services running to a high standard.
If you are interested in working with young people, and have skills, experience and commitment to share with others, then we may have the perfect volunteering opportunity for you…
Our dedicated team of Youth Support Volunteers offer young people a safe and confidential space to talk whilst providing information about sexual health, mental health, housing, signposting to other organisations and referrals to projects within The Zone and other agencies.
Become a Youth Support Volunteer.
Our volunteer programme runs throughout the year, with new intakes often taking place in spring and autumn.
Our next intake will take place in Autumn 2024.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please complete our application form so we can keep you up to date with details of our next course.
If you have any questions about volunteering, training or the application process please contact us.
“I love volunteering at The Zone; it’s so rewarding. You never know what to expect, every day is different and every young person has different needs - it’s very satisfying to be able to help people. It’s made me more aware of lots of the issues facing young people these days, and I’ve made some new friends in the other volunteers.”
What is a Youth Support Volunteer?
A Youth Support Volunteer is a volunteer who has completed our training and provides support and information to young people at The Zone.
The most important thing for a Youth Support Volunteer to know is that supporting young people can be very rewarding but it can also be very hard and emotionally demanding, especially when the help you can offer a young person is limited.
It is not a volunteering position to consider for a person who is emotionally vulnerable and who thinks it will make them feel better to help others as sometimes this is not possible or the young person chooses not to accept the help offered.
We offer all our volunteers:
Comprehensive training
Out of pocket expenses
Practical experience of face to face support
The opportunity to be part of a diverse agency
A rewarding role supporting young people
In return we ask that you:
Attend selection day and training
Commit to volunteering with us for 3 hours a week, choosing from set shifts which cover our front of house drop in times.
Uphold The Zone’s ethos and values
Are enthusiastic about empowering young people to live safe, healthy and positive lives!